Singaporeans will receive GST Voucher – Cash Special Payment and GSTV – U-Save Special Payment are part of the SGD 900 million Household Support Package announced at Budget 2021.
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Final week of Singapore HeritageFest celebrates diverse Indian food and healthcare culture
Final week of Singapore HeritageFest focuses on Ayurvedic practices in cooking, celebrating Sikh culture and heritage via food, a photo essay on Indian Muslim Hawker stalls in Tekka Market, and a storytelling video for kids of a European folk tale adapted in Tamil.
President Biden to nominate Indian-American Rupa Ranga Puttagunta as a federal judge
If confirmed by the US Senate, Judge Puttagunta would be the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) woman to serve on the US District Court for the District of DC.
OCI cardholders no longer need to carry old passport while travelling to India
People of Indian origin and Indian diaspora who have an overseas citizen of India (OCI) card are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, as required earlier, according to a statement.
OCI card holders will need special permission for Tabligh, journalistic activities: Indian government
OCI card holders will also need to take permission for research, internship or employment in any foreign diplomatic missions or foreign government organisations in India.
“Indian-Americans are taking over the country… you guys are incredible,” says Biden at NASA interaction
In under 50 days of presidency, Biden has appointed as many as 55 Indian-Americans to key posts in his administration, nearly half of whom are women.
Indian-American Maju Varghese appointed deputy assistant to President Biden and director of White House Military Office
The White House Military Office (WHMO) is a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House functions.
President Joe Biden revokes Trump’s green card ban
The ban had been put in place in 2020 by President Trump with the reasoning that it protected US workers amid rising unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
US has hit the H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2021, says immigration authority
Successful applicants will now be decided by a computerised draw of lots.
Five Indian-origin personalities in TIME magazine’s emerging leaders list
Twitter’s top lawyer Vijaya Gadde, UK’s finance minister Rishi Sunak, Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, doctor and Executive Director of nonprofit Get Us PPE Shikha Gupta and founder of nonprofit Upsolve Rohan Pavuluri.
